Our zinc refinery built in 1996 is located 15km south of the city of townsville in north queensland australia.
Sun metals solar townsville.
Sun metals established its zinc refinery in townsville in 1996.
Sun metals corporation pty ltd is an australian subsidiary of korea zinc company limited.
Sun metals has already built a dedicated 125mw solar farm near its zinc refinery in townsville which will deliver as much as 30 per cent of the plant s energy needs and significantly cut.
Sun metals ceo yun choi said on wednesday that the 116mw solar farm which is being built by first solar 15km south of townsville will provide around one third of the refinery s electricity.
Sun metals owner korea.
The company built a 125mw solar pv plant to supply the refinery in 2018 becoming one of the first major energy users to source some of its electricity demand from renewables.
The solar plant was the largest operational industrial solar project in australia at the time.